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Online grants for writers
Date: Oct 19, 2023
Join Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) literary consultant Brenda Hennig for this online grant writing presentation.
Deadline: Feb 2, 2024 - 12:00 pm
Winter 2024 Classes are live! | Grindstone Theatre School
Date: Oct 16, 2023
Start your 2024 off right by trying something new in Grindstone Theatre School classes!
Deadline: Dec 1, 2023 - 11:45 pm
Portraits the virtual 3D exhibition
Date: Oct 14, 2023
We are now accepting submissions for our 3D Virtual Exhibition, Portraits. Any artist from any background can submit any of their work.
Deadline: Nov 30, 2023 - 11:45 pm
Theatre Directing Scholarship Competition 2024
Date: Oct 11, 2023
Scholarship Details: amount up to €3,000, only 5 scholarships available.
Deadline: Dec 20, 2023 - 11:45 pm
Truth and Reconciliation Day 2023
Date: Sep 29, 2023
A message of acknowledgement of Truth and Reconciliation Day from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts board of directors.
Watch now: Diversifying the Collection - Celebrating 50 years of the AFA Art Collection
Date: Sep 22, 2023
Watch how the AFA shares its collection of artworks with Albertans, in the 2nd video in its documentary series
Apply for Organization Activation Projects Funding
Date: Sep 21, 2023
Apply for project funding to support Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility through arts-related programming by Dec 1, 2023.
Deadline: Dec 1, 2023 - 11:45 pm
70% of Albertans attend arts events
Date: Sep 21, 2023
The 2023 Survey of Albertans reveals that 70% of Albertans attended arts and culture events in 2022-23, while 54% participated in arts.
Call for Submissions - 2024 Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival
Date: Sep 18, 2023
2024 Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival call for registrations
Deadline: Jan 31, 2024 - 11:45 pm
Benjamin Oswald: The Shape of Absence
Date: Sep 8, 2023
This solo exhibition of new works by local ceramic artist Benjamin Oswald explores ideas of form and formlessness, presence and absence.